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iFanboy – Episode #105 – Oni Press Spotlight

Show Notes

Narrowing their focus on a single publisher, Ron, Josh, and Conor take
a look at the excellent and varied output of Portland, Oregan publisherOni Press.
Only 12 years old, and delivering comics for the “real mainstream” Oni
makes many great comics, and iFanboy gives you a tour of some of what’s
available.

Chris Schweizer’s Crogan’s Vengeance
is one tale in the long family history of the Crogan’s. This first
chapter is about pirates. And yes, the lettering is superb.

If you’re looking for all ages books, you could do a lot worse than Matthew Loux’s Salt Water Taffy books, about the adventures of two young boys and their adventures in the wilds of Maine.

Bringing together the gourmet food craze and space rogue action in one completely imaginative book, Wonton Soup by James Stokoe is unlike any other book you’ve ever seen. If that’s not enough weird adventure, take a look at Multiple Warheads by Brandon Graham.

If you’ve been around iFanboy for a long time, you might recognize the work of Lars Brown. His book North World is a little bit of fantasy and sorcery, and a little bit of modern personal slice of life.

If you’re looking for well crafted, intelligent post-apocalyptic
comics that don’t feel like also-rans, there’s no better place to go
than Wasteland by Antony Johnston and Christopher Mitten.

Sure there were a couple movies about him, but one of the best explorations of Truman Capote out there is Capote in Kansas from Ande Parks and Chris Samnee. On a completely different track, check out Parks’ satirical book, Uncle Slam Fights Back.

UPDATE!Some of you may have noticed that we didn’t talk about Scott Pilgrim in this episode, mainly because we already did an entire episode about Scott Pilgrim. But that shouldn’t stop us from taking part of the fun of what Oni Press has planned for the release of volume 5 of Scott Pilgrim!

Below is an exclusive to iFanboy, the 5th Clue as to what lies ahead for Scott Pilgrim at the New York Comic Con! Can you figure out what it is? Be sure to be following Oni Press on Twitter to find out what the big surprises are!

Scott Pilgrim Clue #5:

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I have heard of some of the books, but I’ve never actually read any of them, and this episode has convinced to give every single one of those books a try. I’m really looking forward to checking out Wonton Soup, Crogan’s Vengeance and Wasteland. But I will definitely be trying all of them. Has anybody else here checked out Courtney Crumrin? That is another great Oni Press book.

Brandon Graham’s Multiple Warheads got me really excited for him as a creator. His King City for Tokyopop was on the same tip as MW but with more story and, I think, a deeper love story going on in that one. Can’t wait for more of either book.

I picked up Northworld, too nad have yet to read it. So I think I’ll dig that up after seeing this show.

Oni Press is a great company, and they have such a wide variety of comics to choose from, unlike some companies who have only one genre. I’m also friends with Lars Brown, creator of Northworld, so everyone pick it up! Lastly, I just want to concur that I love the digest sized books. They are great for me because I can pocket them at work, and pull them out on breaks. They look nice, and they stand out on the comic racks.